Emergency officials respond to wreck involving truck, school bus

Emergency officials responded to the scene of a wreck involving a truck and a school bus Tuesday afternoon.

The incident occurred around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 in the 7000 block of Airline Hwy. near Bicentennial Place. The Baton Rouge Fire Department was also called out to the scene.

The Baton Rouge Police Department confirmed there were people on the bus, however no injuries were sustained. A WAFB photographer on the scene says it appears the school bus rear-ended the pickup truck.

According to DOTD, Airline Hwy. was closed briefly due to this wreck, with all lanes reopened around 3:45 p.m.